English Professor Ann E. Wallace at NJCU points a finger at Charles Epps for comments about the girls of Jersey City. She uses this as an excuse to call for his termination.

I would recommend Ms. Wallace be terminated from her teaching position for her racist views. Her statement, " ... we all know that he is referring primarily to black and brown girls, many of whom are from low-income families ..." This self-described "highly educated parent(s), of ... middle class, white girls ..." shows a deep level of bias which should not be allowed to "teach" in any educational setting. Who is the "WE" Ann E. Wallace is referring to in her statement?

The issue here is the failing public school system across this country, not just in Jersey City. An issue which ignores the fact that curriculums taught in public school systems across this country exclude the history of black Americans. Exclusion indicates nonexistence of a people who have accomplished much and still survive in spite of the racial divide in America. People like Ann E. Wallace, who flaunts her degree and purports to have gone to a higher level of education, fail to admit to the greater problem in this country. She proves the point of a poorly educated, self-proclaimed elitist individual, who apparently believes she and her daughters are better simply because their skin color is different. I fear students in her classes are being subjected to her flawed thinking.

Terminating Charles Epps will not improve Jersey City schools and I question the real reason for this ill-conceived campaign on the part of some people in this city. Could it be those calling for his termination, have the same biased notions as Ann E. Wallace?